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Selling to the Government
WPI assists Wisconsin businesses and organizations in their efforts to enter or expand their Federal, State, Local and Foreign government market segments. They also work with Prime contractors as well as locate other government dollars such as grants, SBIR/STTR and other.
Minority Business Resources
WPI works closely with Federal, State and Local small business programs to maximize the opportunities and market success for disadvantaged, minority, woman, disabled and veteran owned firms as well as those located in designated HUBzone and distressed areas.
Economic Development Organizations
WPI works throughout the State -- in rural and urban areas -- with large, small, well-established and newly created businesses in areas of manufacturing, technology, construction, research, IT and services.
Overview
WPI is a non-profit organization that was established 23 years ago by Wisconsin’s Congressman Les Aspin. Its mission is to assist Wisconsin companies with Government contracting - helping firms successfully enter and develop their Government market segment. In the last 5 years, Wisconsin businesses have credited WPI with helping them win several billion dollars in Federal dollars which translates to supporting over 6,000 jobs annually across the State.
As the hosts of regional, state and local government conferences (including "Wisconsin in Washington" an annual Washington D.C. conference, the Volk Field Small Business Outreach Conference, Bridging the Gap to Washington, and the Governor's Awards for Federal Contracting awarded at the B2Gconnect Conference), WPI brings new opportunities and contracting expertise directly to communities across the state. WPI also offers small group and individual training, statewide outreach and individual assistance. [Current events and conference information is available at http://b2gconnect.org]
Not only does WPI provide technical and professional expertise and experience to Wisconsin's business community, they work with our State’s most successful government contractors to mentor and teach developing small business suppliers. WPI works with Wisconsin's Federal delegation, State and Local representatives, government agencies, prime contractors, National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center (NWMOC – a Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership - MEP), Employers in Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) and numerous national contracting, economic development and small business resources.
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